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David L Spence
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7 October 2004
Cheshire, Chester, Skidmore’s Globe series, Penny, 1797, frontal elevation of East Gate, rev. similar, edge lettered, 24.12g/12h (DH 2 and Middlesex 122). Extremely fine with much original colour (£100-140)
Hammer Price: £210
Cheshire, Macclesfield, Roe & Co, Westwood’s Penny, 1790, in bronzed-copper, bust of Charles Roe right, rev. seated figure of Genius holding drill and cog-wheel, edge plain, 26.43g/6h (DH 3). Practically as struck, rare (£250-300)
Hammer Price: £330
Cheshire, Macclesfield, Roe & Co, Kempson’s Halfpenny, 9.84g/12h (DH 7); Hancock’s Halfpence (11), 1789 (3), 12.76g/6h (DH 10), 12.97g/6h (DH 11), 12.79g/6h (DH 14); 1790 (8), 12.13g/6h (DH 16), 12.58g/6h (DH 18), 12.51g/6h (DH 21), 12.48g/6h (DH 23), 12.65g/6h (DH 24), 12.19g/6h (DH 25), 12.51g/6h (DH 26), 12.64g/6h (DH 27) [12]. DH 10, 18 and 23 good fine, others very fine and better, DH 11, 14, 16 and 21 with original colour (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £190
Cheshire, Macclesfield, Roe & Co, Hancock’s Halfpence (23), 1791 (20), edge of coat lines to r, 12.60g/6h (DH 28), 12.63g/6h (DH 29), 12.74g/6h (DH 30), 12.29g/6h (DH 31), 12.54g/6h (DH 32); edge of coat lines to first limb of k, 12.57g/6h (DH 33), 12.52g/6h (DH 34), 12.47g/6h (DH 37), 12.41g/6h (DH 38), 12.30g/6h (DH 40), 12.92g/6h (DH 41), 12.37g/6h (DH 42); edge of coat lines to centre of k, 12.30g/6h (DH 45), 12.04g/6h (DH 46), 12.43g/6h (DH 47), 12.50g/6h (DH 48), 12.56g/6h (DH 49),...
Hammer Price: £310
Cheshire, Macclesfield, Roe & Co, counterfeit Halfpence (14), 1790, rev. Genius (2), dublin edge, 9.91g/6h (DH 61), edge plain, 5.89g/7h (DH 61c); rev. r & co monogram (3), lancaster edge, 8.56g/6h (DH 62), dublin edge, 9.22g/5h (DH 62b), edge grained, 8.96g/6h (DH 62e); 1791 (3), 10.46g/8h (DH 63), 11.51g/6h (DH 65), london everywhere edge, 10.72g/6h (DH 65a); 1792 (5), bust of Roe, 10.09g/6h (DH 67), rev. Genius (4), bristol edge, 10.51g/6h (DH 72), london edge, ns inverted, 9.90g/5h (DH...
Hammer Price: £240
Cheshire, Macclesfield, Roe & Co, Westwood’s Farthing, 1789, r & co monogram, beehive crest above, rev. seated figure of Genius holding drill and cog-wheel, edge grained, 5.51g/12h (DH 82). Obverse brilliant, reverse extremely fine, virtually full original colour, most attractive (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £130
Cheshire, Macclesfield, Roe & Co, Westwood’s Farthings, 1790 (2), no buttons on coat, 4.69g/5h (DH 83), three buttons, 6.22g/12h (DH 84) [2]. First with usual light die flaws and second with light surface marks, otherwise about extremely fine and better, first patinated (£70-90)
Hammer Price: £110
Cheshire, Macclesfield, Roe & Co, Westwood’s Farthings (2), 1791, no buttons, 4.59g/12h (DH 85), 1792, no buttons, 5.85g/12h (DH 87) [2]. First with usual die flaws on reverse, otherwise extremely fine, second about extremely fine, light colour (£70-90)
Hammer Price: £80
Cheshire, Macclesfield, Roe & Co, Westwood’s Farthing, 1792, bust of Charles Roe right, rev. seated figure of Genius holding drill and cog-wheel, edge grained, 6.18g/12h (DH 88). Extremely fine with much original colour (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £95
Cornwall, Cornwall, Falmouth, Volunteers, Lutwyche’s Halfpenny, 1797, 9.59g/6h (DH 3); Penryn, George Chapman George, Halfpenny, 1794, in bronzed-copper, 10.98g/6h (DH 4) [2]. First good very fine and patinated, second extremely fine (£60-80)
Cornwall, Truro, Cornish Metal Co, Proof Halfpenny, 1791, in bronzed-copper, druid’s head left within wreath, rev. arms, edge plain, 13.18g/6h (DH 2). Brilliant and practically as struck (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £100
Cumberland, Low Hall, Colliery, Kempson’s Halfpenny, 1797, horse working a whin-gin, miner guiding basket, rev. legend in three lines, edge plain, 10.28g/12h (DH 1; D & W 291/107). Spot at top of apparatus on obverse, otherwise extremely fine with much original colour (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £200
Cumberland, County series, James’ Lake Farthing, 1796, lakeland scene, rev. fence dividing two trees, edge plain, 9.55g/12h (DH 2a). Extremely fine and patinated, rare (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £350
Derbyshire, Buxton, William Hay, Thomas Tomlinson and William Orme, Halfpenny, 1796, crescent, rev. arms of the Duke of Devonshire, buxton token edge, 11.32g/6h (DH 3). Extremely fine with much original colour and brilliant fields, rare (£100-150)
Hammer Price: £160
Devon, Exeter, Samuel Kingdon, Halfpenny, 1792, three-quarter figure of Bishop Blaize right dividing date, rev. arms and supporters, kingdon edge, 12.84g/6h (DH 1). Minor surface marks on obverse, almost extremely fine, reverse better, attractively patinated, very rare (£90-120)
Devon, Exeter, Samuel Kingdon, Halfpenny, 1792, similar, date on rev., kingdon edge, 12.41g/6h (DH 2). Minor marks, extremely fine with most attractive rainbow hue (£20-30)
Hammer Price: £120
Devon, Exeter, Samuel Kingdon, Westwood’s Farthing, 1791, similar, edge grained, 5.44g/12h (DH 9). Almost extremely fine, patinated, scarce (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £50
Devon, Exeter, Samuel Kingdon, Westwood’s Farthing, 1792, similar, edge grained, 5.49g/11h (DH 10). Almost extremely fine, patinated, scarce (£60-80)
Devon, Exeter, Samuel Kingdon, Westwood’s Farthing, 1792, similar, but date on obv., edge grained, 5.81g/12h (DH 11). Extremely fine with original colour, very rare (£90-120)
Devon, Plymouth, Shepheard, Dove, Hammett & Co, Halfpence, 1796 (2), large loom, shepheard edge, 9.54g/6h (DH 6), small loom, plain edge, 8.70g/6h (DH 7); Visit of George III, 1789, medalets by J. Davies (2), in plated copper and copper, both edges plain, 7.69g/6h, 7.50g/6h (DH 8; BHM 319) [4]. First extremely fine with virtually full original colour but a spot on reverse, others about extremely fine, last better (£50-70)
Devon, Plymouth, Visit of George III, 1789, a silver medalet by J. Davies, laureate bust right, rev. arms, edge plain, 9.22g/12h (DH 8; BHM 319). Minor narks on neck and in field in front of bust, about extremely fine, reverse better, attractively toned, rare (£60-80)
Dorset, Blandford Forum, William Sanger, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1798, pair of scales above a counter, rev. pro bono publico, etc, edge grained, 9.29g/7h (DH 1). Light planchet marks in centre of reverse, extremely fine but obverse dulled, rare (£150-180)
Dorset, Poole, Richard Allen, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1797, Prince of Wales feathers above an oval inscribed 75, rev. legend in six lines, edge engrailed, 9.17g/6h (DH 3). From the usual damaged reverse die, extremely fine with virtually full original colour, rare (£90-120)
Dorset, Poole, James Bayly, Halfpence, 1795 (2), i promise edge, 9.49g/6h (DH 6), edge grained, 9.23g/6h (DH 6a); Farthings, 1795 (4), first rev. die (2), edge grained, 4.30g/6h (DH 10), edge plain, 4.37g/6h (DH 10a), second rev. die, inverted s in jas (2), edge grained, 4.22g/6h (DH 11), edge plain, 4.23g/6h (DH 11a) [6]. DH 10a about very fine, others generally about extremely fine or better, some with original colour (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £90
Dorset, Sherborne, Pretor, Pew, Whitty & Pretor, Westwood’s Halfpence (2), 1793, bank edge, 11.26g/6h (DH 7), 1796, bank edge, 12.02g/6h (DH 8) [2]. Extremely fine, first with attractive dark glossy patina, second with almost full original colour, rare (£60-80)
Dorset, Sherborne, Pretor, Pew, Whitty & Pretor, Westwood’s Halfpenny, 1796, pw & p cypher, rev. double-headed eagle, edge plain, 11.12g/12h (DH 9). Obverse die with rust marks below date, otherwise extremely fine with virtually full original colour, the reverse most attractive, rare (£60-80)
Durham, Barnard Castle, Skidmore’s Globe series, Penny, 1797, view of the castle ruins, rev. globe, edge lettered, 24.45g/12h (DH 1 and Middlesex 123). Minor marks, otherwise extremely fine with a hint of original colour (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £140
Durham, South Shields, issuer uncertain, Halfpence, 1794 (2), obv. die without flaw, 10.93g/6h, with flaw, 10.50g/6h (both DH 4); mule Halfpence by Kempson (3), revs. figure of Hope, london edge, 11.08g/6h (DH 5), may peace & plenty, etc, london edge, 9.81g/6h (DH 6), Irish Miners Arms, london edge, 8.98g/5h (DH 7); Stockton-on-Tees, [Thomas] King[s]ton, Halfpenny, 1794, salmons portsea edge [blundered], 9.11g/9h (DH 9b, note) [6]. DH 4 with flaw and DH 6 extremely fine with much original...
Durham, South Shields, Prattent’s Halfpenny, 1796, arms, rev. anchor and cable, edge engrailed, 9.36g/1h (DH 8). Usual die striation marks on obverse and a small surface metal flaw by lower end of cable, otherwise extremely fine with light chocolate patina, rare (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £180
Durham, Sunderland, Rowland Burdon, Denton’s Penny, 1796, view of iron bridge with two vessels passing underneath, rev. legend in eight lines within palm wreath, anglesey edge, 28.33g/7h (DH 3). Struck over an Anglesey Penny token, of which traces and the edge remain, extremely fine with much original colour, very rare (£300-400)
Hammer Price: £1,250
Durham, Sunderland, Rowland Burdon, Denton’s Penny, 1796, similar, edge plain, 27.50g/6h (DH 3b). Undertype not visible, small area of surface verdigris at top of reverse and light file marks on edge, otherwise about extremely fine and patinated, very rare (£250-300)
Hammer Price: £400
Durham, Sunderland, Rowland Burdon, Prattent’s Halfpenny, 1796, bridge, rev. legend in five lines within wreath, edge plain, 7.85g/12h (DH 10). Struck over a Halfpenny of John Horne Tooke, 1794 (DH Middlesex 1045a), the undertype clearly visible both sides, about extremely fine, lightly patinated, rare (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £270
Durham, Sunderland, Rowland Burdon, Prattent’s mule Halfpenny, 1796, similar, rev. arms of Robert Orchard, edge plain, 14.73g/6h (DH 11). Weak 2 in 236 on obverse characteristic of this die-pairing, some light rubbing in obverse field, otherwise extremely fine, rare (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £150
Durham, Sunderland, Wyon’s Penny, 1797, view of iron bridge with brig passing underneath, rev. two large vessels and a small keel, edge plain, 17.89g/6h (DH 2). Tiny nick in field above bridge, otherwise extremely fine with much original colour, rare (£180-220)
Hammer Price: £360
Essex, Braintree and Bocking, W. Goldsmith, Halfpence, 1794 (3), period close to anchor, goldsmiths edge, 9.03g/6h (DH 3; Judson –), period distant (2), goldsmiths edge, 11.14g/6h (DH 4; Judson 1038), edge plain, 10.06g/5h (DH 4a; Judson 1038) [3]. Last good very fine and patinated, very rare, others extremely fine with much original colour, especially DH 4 (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £220
Essex, Chelmsford, Clachar & Co, Halfpence, 1794 (2), clachar edge, 10.27g/6h (DH 5; Judson 1039), hull edge, 11.31g/12h (DH 5b; Judson 1039); mule Halfpence by Kempson (3), revs. figure of Hope, success, etc, london edge, 9.43g/6h (DH 6; Judson 1039), figure of Hope, prosperity, etc, edge grained, 10.83g/6h (DH 7; Judson 1039), dove, current every where edge, 9.78g/12h (DH 8a; Judson 1039); Colchester, Charles Heath, Halfpence, 1794 (3), view of castle without foliage, 10.00g/6h (DH 9;...
Essex, Dunmow, Spence’s mule Halfpence, 1793 (3), arms, revs. flitch of bacon (2), edge grained, 10.35g/12h (DH 11; Judson 1041), skidmore edge, 12.60g/12h (DH 11a; Judson 1041), Hendon Church, edge plain, 11.87g/6h (DH 12; Judson 1041) [3]. About extremely fine and better, first two attractively patinated (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £290
Essex, Dunmow, Spence’s mule Halfpenny, arms, rev. men dancing round Tree of Liberty, edge grained, 11.67g/6h (DH 17; Judson 1042). Flan crack and from flawed dies, otherwise extremely fine and patinated, rare (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £340
Essex, Dunmow, Spence’s mule Halfpenny, arms, rev. conjoined busts of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, undated, edge plain, 9.89g/6h (DH 19, but edge unpublished; Judson –). Extremely fine with almost full original colour, of the highest rarity (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £460
Essex, Dunmow, Spence’s mule Halfpenny, arms, rev. bust of Earl Howe left, edge grained, 11.48g/8h (DH 21; Judson –). Obverse die break very advanced and has been lacquered, otherwise about extremely fine, rare (£60-80)
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